TIMBER DESIGN

Joist Sheathings acts as a continuous beam supported by closely spaced

INVESTIGATION OF TIMBER BEAM beams.

MPa: 1N/mm2 or 1,000,000N/m2 Overturning Moment It refers to a piece or pair of diagonal braces to resist
wind or other horizontal forces on a building.
1 GPa: 1,000N/m2 or 1,000,000,000N/m2
Girder:

Bending Flexure of Circular Timber Beam: Fb =

Beam carrying a beam.
Bending Flexure of Rectangular Timber Beam: Fb =
Major horizontal supporting member of the floor system.

Lateral Loads: Seismic load, wind load

Shearing Stress of Rectangular Timber Beam: Fv = , Fv = , 2Fv =

Gravity Loads: Movable load, live load, dead load

Maximum Vertical Shear for Simply Supported Beam: V =
In timber design, beams are generally supported by:

Maximum Bending for Simply Supported Beam: M =

Column, Stud, Wall

Studs Timber walls consist of a series of closely spaced columns.

Moment of Inertia about the X-axis of a rectangular timber beam: Ixx =

Rafters These members are inclined joists used to support sloping roofs.

Moment of Inertia about the X-axis of a circular timber beam: Ixx =
Diaphragm Sheathings act as a structural element.

General Formula for bending flexure: Fb =

General Formula for bending flexure: =

, Fb =

, =
STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT
The primary reason for using pinned connection is: Shear stress - A force acting perpendicular to the surface of an object which
tend the material to slip past the adjacent part.
To allow relatively free end rotation of connection members
To make the analysis simpler Effective length The distance between inflection point in the column when it
To allow for better load distribution breaks.

Neutral Axis Imaginary line passing through the centroid of the cross-section Buckling load The load at which a perfectly straight member under
of a beam, along which no bending stresses occur. compression assumes a deflected position.

Span The distance measured along full the full length of a beam.

Clear span The distance between inner faces of the supports of a beam.

Effective span The center to center distance between the supports of a beam.